Press March 2009

Playing in his first European club competition ever, Timofey Mozgov has been one of the biggest discoveries of this season, making it all the way from BC Khimki Moscow Region's second team to become the Eurocup's best offensive rebounder in the Last 16.

One of the strongest teams in the Europe's second competition over the last two seasons, BC Khimki Moscow Region, will try to convert that success into the ultimate triumph at the Eurocup Final Eight. Armed with a star-studded roster and a world-class coach, Khimki arrives in Turin with every intention of seizing the club's first continental trophy.

From Belize to the United States to Canada to Serbia and now to Russia, veteran point guard Milt Palacio of BC Khimki Moscow Region has gathered experience like he collects assists — at a fast pace — all decade long. All of it will come in handy when he and Khimki try for their first continental trophy together at the Final Eight, starting in the quarterfinals against Pamesa Valencia. As Khimki's only player to start all 12 Eurocup games so far, Palacio is sure to be relied on as a catalyst by his teammates. "We have to execute our plays well to beat Pamesa," Palacio told Eurocupbasketball.com

After four previous rounds in which a total of 47 teams participated, the 2008-09 Eurocup will crown a champion at the Final Eight in Turin, Italy, between April 2 and 5. The eight teams that will compete to win both the trophy and passage to the Euroleague next season will meet on Thursday and Friday, April 2 or 3, in the following quarterfinals: Dynamo vs. Hemofarm, Benetton vs. Lietuvos Rytas, Pamesa vs. Khimki and Bilbao vs. Zadar. The winners of the first and second pairs of quarterfinalists, respectively, will face off in the semis on Saturday, April 4. The semifinals winners play in the Final on Sunday, April 5, with the winner being crowned Eurocup champ!